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Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Boundary file: Michigan Information Center

Source: Michigan State University, Department of Geography

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Although many immigrant Dutch coming to Michigan were attracted to Muskegon, Kalamazoo, and Grand Rapids, Holland was the main center, because the leader of the Dutch, A.C. Van Raalte, lived there. His school, Hope College, which began giving theological instruction in 1866 in addition to the liberal arts course, provided leadership for all the Dutch Reformed churches in the state. 

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